In the first test match between Bangladesh & Pakistan, Pakistan were able to perform in the phase that mattered and were able to win the match by 8 wickets. The hosts Bangladesh were ahead of their opponents for the most part of the match but weren't able to tighten their grip in the second innings. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Pakistan, Abid Ali missed out on twin hundred, as he was dismissed for 91. However, Abi & partner Shafique (73) stitched a partnership of 151 while chasing a target of 202 and made sure that their team emerged victorious. For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam & Mehidy Hasan picked up 1 wicket each but the Pak openers had taken the game away till then. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first innings, Bangladesh opted to bat first and scored 330\/10, courtesy of Liton Das' century and Mushfiqur Rahim's knock of 91 runs. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali was the pick of the bowlers with 5 wickets. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan, in reply, got off to a great start as the openers provided an opening partnership of 146 runs. However, here Bangla spinner Taijul Islam went with a full-blown attack, picking up 7 wickets and restricting Pakistan to 286. This gave Bangladesh a first-inning lead of 44 runs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
When Bangladesh came out to bat again, that was the moment Pakistan decided to make a comeback. Bangladesh were limited to a meagre total of 157 as Shaheen Afridi picked up 5 wickets. Off break bowler Sajid Khan also picked up 3 wickets while Hasan Ali got 1. First inning's centurion Liton Das remained the top scorer in the second innings as well with his knock of 59 runs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n